Organizations can now configure a default model for their members. When an org default is active and hasn't been overridden by policy or flags, Claude Code automatically uses it and displays · Org default next to the model indicator.
Details
- Org default is read from
orgModelDefaultCachein local config, including fields:name,updated_at,data_source,override_user_selection, and optionalorgUuid. - When
override_user_selectionis true, the user cannot override the org default. - When a newer org default arrives (by
updated_at), the user's persisted model preference is cleared automatically if it was set at the user-settings level. - The indicator string
· Org defaultis appended to the model display.
Evidence
Org default model handling (search for "Your organization's default (" and "· Org default")
Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.
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Added support for organization default models — admins set it in the org console; it shows as "Org default" (or "Role default") in /model…